Anti-tumour, anti-mutagenic and chemomodulatory potential of chlorophytum borivilianum

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 327-334

  Kumar, Manish ^a   Meena, Priyadarshi ^a   Verma, Shekhar ^a   Kumar, Madhu ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Anti mutagenic; Anti tumour; Chemoprevention; Chlorophytum borivilianum; Croton oil; DMBA

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650726990     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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